Necktie.



PATENTED OCT. 9, 1906.

{ W. O. PIERCE.

NBGKTIE APPLICATION FILED IAN.Z.19OB.

Wibmeooao lv wiiiLiAi/r o. Pinnen or PLAGERVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

- specication of Letters Patent'.

Patented oct. 9,1906,

r Application filed January 2, i906. Serial No. 234.262.

' Be it knownthat'I,` WILLIM O. PIER'o-E, a

`lcitizen of the United States, residing at Placerville, inlthe county ofEldorado and ,State of California,

new-and useful Improvements in Collars and l, Combination-Ties; and I do hereby declare appertains to make ihis invention .relates'to improvements in the following ,to be a full, clear, and exact Adescription ofthe enableothersfskilled in the art to which it and use the saine. Q

n neckwear, and has for its object to provide a l 'of ,the rear collar-button of a shirt.

. vide the collar, whereby the tie will beheld against collar which. owing toits construction will assistin. takingvoff the pressure from the neck Another feature of the invention is tov proa tie'attachment, in` combination with ridingup on'the collar and in 'cases of its use with rollcollars will be prevented from binding between the-folds of the collar, the aim being to do away with the usual friction caused by the pressure of the folds against tion is not limited to the inc losed tie. s While it is to be understood that the inventhe specific details as disclosed, for the purpose of illustration in the accompanying .drawings I have illustrated a practical embodiment of the invention, the novel" features of which will .be

more specifically pointed'out in the claim. "i vReferring to the drawings, Figure 1 shows 'the improved the folds of a turn-down collar; and Fig. 2 is a lan View of the'interior of a turn-down colar, the folds being. laid back and the tie shown in operative relation therewith. t f l designates the-outer and 2 the inner-fold f a turn-down collar having the usual end j buttonholes 3 and central buttonhole 4,

button on the In all collars when a tie is securedwthere- ,around there is more or less of a tendency to press the coliar inwardly against the neck, and consequentlythere is apressure of the spinal bone. This isoftentimes attempted to be overcome 'by placing fthe back of the button between the neckband proper of the shirt and a flap, so that l lthe button itself does not the neck'. lIn the collar as I construct it,

bear directly on however; the tendency of the button t'o press on the neck is obviated by means 'of a nib or have invented 'certain' comel unbuttonedff invention, such as will tie applied in position betweeny the loops hold the 'so that after the Hap 5, secured to the lower edge of the collar adjacent the central Tbuttonholei This nib is provided with a buttonhole 6, which is se-' cured to the shirt 'below thc neckbanii and preventspt'he collar from pressing inwardly. In use the nib l5 is not starched, which ren'- deis it e'asierto button and-lcsslapt .to be- 7 designates-the end'sof a string,

bow, or fourinhand tie comprising two sections iintermed'iately secured by. means of an inextensiblyrigid but ilexi ble strip 8 of any suitable material; vbut-jpreferablyof whalebone' or band of thin'steel. In'the drawingsthis liexible strip Sis composed of a metallic band having looped'. ei-idsf, adapted to .engage apertures-formed in metallic ears 9, securedv By this means the to the ends 7 of the tie.

flexible strip is readilydetachable from the tie en ds Yto permit of the g from the' colla,. and,. if desirable, sliding loops l() maybe employed to engage over tie being detachedthe bent ends 8,and hold thefree ends'lin intimate contact with lthe strip loops ll in any The collar is provided with suitable manner, and'throu adapted t'o be passed the flexible ,strip ,8. By this construction it will be seen that not only is the length of the tie diminished, and hence a lesser quatityof` material necessary, but also there' is provided' means whereby the 'friction between the collar and tie is reduced to'a minimum.

An additional advantage is obtained by this construction, inasmuch as wearer has taken the collar oli' he may put it' on again without the inconvenience of'readjusting the tie with ref spect to the collar. v

WhatI claim is- A tie composed of two end members and an intermediate member detachably connect` member-being formed of an inextensibly rigid but laterallyflexiblev material 'and collarsubstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my 'signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

E. MABREY, J. Karies.

gh these loops isy tie in position'on the collar,

ling said end members,-said intermediate A adapted to be operatively associated with a WILLIAM o. PIERCE.. 

